Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-01
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
Terrible Accident % .
Seattle 8ey.
wheat AavAnsIse IN Priee-IRrrsased
Damages AIlswsd-Eaormeas wosl
TrEas-weIls. Fargo 4 Co.'S
witharuwal.


II PORTLAND. Dee. sl.-Homsr Low.
Bon 81 George Low, cafpentsr Twin
IN Seattle. uhiie jam iug from we.
side train on foarth and Taylor siFestl
i fell under he wheels and both legs VeF
| Gus OF a. the groin. He dtsd in IA
/ a RtslaG wheat Market
San FnAMussao, Deo. 8l.--The las
rains, together vith Esropeaa Reu'
ahowinR ths RenF approaeh Of var. ha
pRoducsd Q firm iesiinR in the whea
market. This mornings nesslsn Of th
San Francisco Proeuce Exchange ~
one of the most active fer many mouth.
Transactions we're very large. bEye
season. which stood last nieAt .
8l.61S<, epened tue cents better thi
morning, and Whsn the session closed
bad advanced 20 Sissy. Buyer leS
and sret sales we're made at el.6l yea
terday. This morning nething "a
done IN buyer 1856. bat spot sales werI
| made at e1.56.
AZ ems aftsrnoon sasuion the upwart
tendsncy Of the Darkst wa snstainsC
and transactions we're mora apiFtied
than In the morning. Most Of The
sales IN buyer sa sson we're made a
/ 81 66 and altar q PROLONGED session the
market closed 81 e1.esx.
Increased Damages.
About year ago Captain II. PeletieF,
an EnRliah pilot, took the ship Osciden-
tal eut from Liverpool. A storm aFis--
inr. the Captain Of the Occidental
would not stop In order 70 permit Pele-
| tieE 70 return 10 Liverpool, md In con-
- sssa v.S.wR
where be brought suit against the own
era Of the ship. The o. s. District
Commissioner granted libelians 5000
dsmaRes. Both libeIlant and owners Of
the vessel took exceptions, the former
claiming the award was too small aud
the latter that IL Was too much. Judge
Hoffman. before whom the exceptions
we're argued, today rendered . decision,
giving $4,000 damages.
Great Blg Woei Figures.
George Abbott furnishes statistics re-
gardinQ the wool market Of California
and Oregon, which shows that the pro-
duet Of CAlikornia for the year 1886 vas
s. y500,0 600 pounds; stock On hand De-
csmAsF, 1855. 20o0,0 900 pounda; imports
from Oregon durinR the year, 6.500 600
pounds; foreign imports 10000
pounds. giving total available supply
Of 81. .2500U pounds. This has been
disposed Of 40 follows; Exports, 81 .500.-
600 pounds; local oonsUmptien, :. ~. coo
poands; stock on hand December 81,
1886, 4y500.0 900. The value Of the guam
tity exported vas put at 86ybo0.000,
against an export Of 100000 900 pounds
IN 1885, valued q $500, coo. California
wool product for 1885 was 36. SOC, 600
pounds.
Forced Watharnwal.
Wells, Fargo q Co., which withdrew
from the Northern Pacific Rsilroad on
the announcement OF the decision Of
the United States Supreme Court that q
commsn carrier mast provide express
ira vspoFtation. and that IL had right
TO say who shoula furnish IL. have With.
In the last two days withdraw from
tbs Portland and Seattle steamers and
all railroads opesated by the Oregon
RAILWAY 4 Navigation company IN Ore
gen and Washington Territory This
leaves the Northern Pacific Express
Company In undispated possession
north of California. on the Oregon
Short Line, Northern Pacific Railroad
and Oregon Railway & Navigation Go.
Wells, Fargo 4 o.. will still continue 10
opeFase the Oregon q California Rail.
road and its branches.
The strike q RalIaFe
SAN FnAEOEsco, Dec. 3l.-rhe strike
on the 6otteF and 0eaFy street railroads
continues. and the situation is IN
changed. No trouble Of any kind In re-
lafi0n 10 the matter was Fep0rtad to-day.
The opinion Of those In pesisien 10 awe
An account Of the facts u that the crisis
has passed, and that the companies
have proved that their cars can be run
wtthoat the dissatisfied employes, and
tAs strike, 30 far ae any trouble IL oon-
osrnea, may b considered over. Officers
Of the polios still continue b Raagd the
routes.
A Threaf.
III. L. Barnes, oounsai FOR McCord
and Kelsey, nov under examination In
the POliee Court for the murder Of Bern
hards Hsina, hagEecaiVed an anonymous
Isstar warning him that II he 10 NOT
more carsfol about hia remarks, bis
henss will Be visited and blown up By
dynamite.
sapersaisloas Chlnese
San FaANcIsoo. Dec. Si.-ARents Of
the Pasrfe Mail Company were IN . d.
lanma today. One ot thar Steamships,
the City Of Hew York, vas advertised 70
sail fer Honeksng at O'Clock, and she
woulA have left on time had nos the
Chinese entered q vigorous objeeiion.
A messenger vas seat te ascertain the
cause ef trsuble. He was told BY sss-
sral existed M0ngolians that u vas their
Friday. They said that we're they 10
Save on ths snip today, bad lock Of
nome kind would fellow. Tue steamer
miQht burn O. sink, OF . goodly number
fnIl Overheard % de, or meet with mis-
furtMne, and many refused TO go on
board. A Vkluahls cargo vas on board
the nhiD, and tho agents said shey could
nos aNore 10 ioss . day's time. They
triad % argue VITA the Chinese, and
show the folly Of thsir superstition, bot
finally, however, ne threat that they
wonid foEfeit sAeiE paszARo nancy In.
dussd most Of than % traet their for
tnnsH 10 tue vessel, and abe left shortly
after he advertised time.
a asassis Repsgtea.
NoaAIzs, [Arizsna). D9o. 6I.-A re-
port has roac3td this city that severe
| nehf had taken place between Natioual
/ tFo0pa and the RevolutioniSta In thl
STATE Of siaAioa, Mckee, and that ssve.
raj numbered men wefs killed on both
sidsa
Ths wsather.
sAx FRAuonsOo, Dec. 3l.-Ths sigma
Serves reperta 9 considerable storm hAl
Developed in Northwestern WashinatoE
| Territory. The Fatn and STERN ares
seems 20 BE- moving sonthwArd from
Oape Msndocino. Indieations foF fhl
nexs - hours from .. N. are for Ore
Rsn and WaahinRtoa TerFitoFy threat
sning weather and rain.
Grand gaFy Repsrt.
HAn ERAn0Isco. Dso. 6l.-Ths ooantj
Grand JaFy ec6ny aabmittea . FspoFt q
Judes HnBt Of the eapsEinr OoaFs. I
hiahly eommends the pabiie ofaeass and
/ ths gay in whiah ths pubile institutions
RenesAlly are managed. OF tie streets
however, is asya; We God ths streets
0f car city ID . dspi0fAhls sondiii0n
We en- 6nd no rsnedy sBdsF the pres
ens l4W. ard tneFafoge call ne a.
teufisn ef the Board of Rreoboid
era, nsw In ansaian, 10 tAia im-
psrtaas subisst." II also calls -
Ianatnm 20 tne lack Of proper pabiia
sehoal aeoommoeAtions - follows
s#e Dads thoE0ngb examinntion ms